#ECBDDE
Thistle · light warm pink
About #ECBDDE
#ECBDDE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDECCB — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ECBDDE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECBDDE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #ECBDDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECBDDE?
#ECBDDE is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 74% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECBDDE?
Use black text. Black on #ECBDDE has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECBDDE?
Its complementary colour is #BDECCB, and analogous partners are #E3BDEC and #ECBDC7.